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Drop Wrong End Of Stick Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SINK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SINK

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199%4Exact Match!
229%5 Measures liquids drop by drop
329%8Drop by drop

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SINK" which means:

    noun
  • • Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
  • • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
  • • A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
  • • A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
  • verb
  • • Fall or descend to a lower place or level
  • • Cause to sink
  • • Pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
  • • Go under
  • • Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
  • • Appear to move downward
  • • Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
  • • Fall or sink heavily
  • • Embed deeply

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I washed the dishes in the kitchen sink."
  • • "The sink in the bathroom is clogged."

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